Politics

The government says it will have the Kill Chain and the Korean Air and Missile Defense(KAMD) systems and the Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation(KMPR) plan combat ready by the early 2020s.

An official at Seoul's Defense Ministry told reporters on Tuesday that South Korea will speed up the completion of its key countermeasures against North Korean nuclear and missile threats by two to three years.

The announcement came shortly after the administration and the ruling Saenuri Party agreed to establish the three systems earlier.

The official also said that the ministry will seek to introduce two additional ballistic missile early warning radar systems.